Outlet-box.



A. 'I. APPLETON.

OUTLET BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1909.

1 ,016,925, Patented Feb. 13, 1912v f lifel H l V A. Lill U .i.

FACTURING- COMPANY, 012* cam- T 0 all whom ii may concern."

Be. it known that. I, Amour l. ilimiiii'rou a citizen oflheUnitedSlaies, resicii: 7 Chicago, in the county of Cook and S of Illinois,have inveul'wl ceri'aiu new and useful Improvements in ()ullebBoxes, ofwhich the following is a specificatior This ini'euiion relates toreceptacles conimonly employed in electric Wiring systems for containingswitches, fuses, and oihe'r electrical appa alias. v

The embodiment herein shown of the lilvention is of the type of boxadapted 1'70 placed in ihe alls of buildings to receive the ends ofconduits carrying electric Wires, the Wires in the conduits beingconnected to switches or the like mounted in the box.

in. order thal oullel' boxes of the required size may he coiii'enienl'lyohlainee'l. su h boxes have herehiforc been made in sections', theWorkman 'asslmlliliug a suitable number of sections to form a box of the(i0- sired size.

The object of this invenliion is in prl'i-viile improved means -forconnecting together the seeiions of a sectional. outlet box or similarelecl'rical container.

-in shown each of the side walls A wail l he in'rogral, he partial sicin In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of anoutlet l o\ ezhbodymg the features of my HD'UZIUUH- Fig. 2 is aperspeclive View of a. ho sec-lion.

Fig. 3 is a fragn'iental seclional View through the box. Figs. 4 and 5are seolines 4 4; 21ml 5 5, respeelively, of

will be mulersioofl that said wall may con sist of an int-grail piece ofsheet metal. The partial top Wall 5 aml the partial. cull Walls 1 beingconnected lo the wall l any suitable means, as, for example, an lax:ears 6 on the Walls if and rivelc Z tending ihrough saicl and partial'illdV at action on saicl partial he torm herein w: tacheifl by meanencl wal shown 5 the par 3 b Ll ans screws hreaclecl ca 12 upon the i?may consist of sicle real Hall 1 2%., said Walls preferably lsein A. B Cfig fill'lfl" a boa of the one 3110113111..

upon one erlgii ll e spacer secti mill lugs 15 on one .clge or each sideWilli oi the end section lugs iii '1 plum riding" subsi'a parallel withthe planes of the side the F-Jiliiili'l? B a ,l,'a.ml are arranged tolie at ouier s of lhe walls of he seciions A The lugs is; and 1.6 have2) therein to receive l c si cle Walls of the end.

s rew section the son-1..

a s mcci encl secl'ioi 15 under the tighie iug lo M {he 51 Sum .arl hesecured the .lu' s i5 screw ii} on so rag Elie sciend sectiooi) may heaozacliecl 0 a spacer seclion B by placing" the i 18 upon the screws 19and 6h 1 j .1 screws home. ll lmi'e a. tiv'o-secboo boizis desired, mieiid section may be secui an end section A by passiiw ihc lugs underithe of the screws 18 anti tighiening said screws.

will he {iota-rent limiv.he section-conown @lJViiiiQS the octhe may 1?ipping the s ol. :l

of the screws 18 and 3 me lugs section A. B may said; end nae-ersections secli'or i.

lhe of the section, a. (l tighlenin like manner, an

fl secured to slots il in saicl parflie hes in any vpreferi'e i by pro--riding openings 20 in the box walls to receive the ends of conduits,said openings being closed by pings 21 until needed.

Switches or the like may be mounted in the box in any common on suitableway,

ears 22. I

I would have it understood that the invention is-not. limited to theprecise details shown-and described, for Various modifica- Lionswilloecunto, persons skilled in the art.

I claim as my invention: 1. An electrle outlebbox'comprising twosections, and means for securing echacent sidewalls of said sections toether coin arisii g a, screw in one side Wall and. e sloiiteci lugrigidly fixed on the adjacent side Wail and extending in a planesubstantially per ri e-sees eilel WiiLli wails e116. aiia teri to lieslipped beneath the head of said screw;

2 An electric outlet box comprising two sections and means fol securingadgaeeniwalls'eii seid seciiuns m eeie: compris ng a projeciing part onone Wall anal a slotted lug rigidly fixed on the adjacent wall andadapted to engage said projecting art,

3. An eiectric outlet box comprising two sections, and means forsecuring said sections together eomyrising screws in opposite sideWa-lis' of. one seciion an l slotted lugs rigidly fixed on the othersection anfi ex tending in planes substantially parallel with said.sioie Walls and adapted to be slippe beneath the heads of said screws.

4. An electric outlet box comprising two sections, and means ferconnecting said sections together comprising portions prejecting fromopposiiie side Walls of one section,

and lugs rigidly fixed upon the other see iiion end extending in planessubstantialiy parallel. With said side Walls and having open-end slotsadapted to receive said projefiting portions.

ALBERT I. APBI'JETON.

- Witnesses:

J. RAYMQND BARSE, GEORGE Lw CHINDAHL.

